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Practices for Lesson 5:

Creating Database Backups
Practices for Lesson 5: Overview

Overview
In these practices, you will create a script file that can be used to re-create the control file. You
will also create a whole database backup and a partial database backup.

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Practice 5-1: Backing Up the Control File

Overview
In this practice, you back up your control file to a trace file and then create a file of SQL
commands that can be used to re-create the control file.

Tip
The loss of a single control file causes the database instance to fail because all control files
must be available at all times. However, recovery can be a simple matter of copying one of the
other control files. The loss of all control files is slightly more difficult to recover from, but is not
usually catastrophic as long as you created a copy of the control file by backing it up to a trace
file.

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Timing Estimate
It should take approximately 10 minutes to complete this practice.

Tasks
1. Open a terminal window and start SQL*Plus and connect to the CDB root as the SYS user
with SYSDBA privileges.
$ sqlplus / as sysdba
…

SQL>
2. Verify that the control files are multiplexed.
SQL> SELECT name FROM v$controlfile;

NAME
----------------------------------------------------------------
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/control01.ctl
/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB/control02.ctl

SQL>
3. Back up the control file to a trace file. Exit SQL*Plus.
SQL> ALTER DATABASE BACKUP controlfile TO trace;

Database altered.

SQL> EXIT
…
$

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4. Navigate to the directory that contains the alert log file and trace files.
$ cd /u01/app/oracle/diag/rdbms/orclcdb/orclcdb/trace
[trace]$
5. List the files in this directory. Notice that the directory contains the alert log
(alert_orclcdb.log) and many trace files (.trc).
[trace]$ ls
alert_orclcdb.log orclcdb_ora_8708.trc
orclcdb_dia0_12061_base_1.trc orclcdb_ora_8708.trm
…
[trace]$
6. View the end of the alert log and make note of the last trace file created as a backup for the
control file. In this example, it is orclcdb_ora_8708.trc. Your file name will be different.

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[trace]$ tail alert_orclcdb.log
…
alter database backup controlfile to trace
2019-06-20T13:24:51.885054+00:00
Backup controlfile written to trace file
/u01/app/oracle/diag/rdbms/orclcdb/orclcdb/trace/orclcdb_ora_870
8.trc
Completed: alter database backup controlfile to trace
…
[trace]$
7. View the content of the last generated trace file by using the cat command. Make sure to
substitute the name of the trace file with your trace file name.
Between the lines " -- Set #1. NORESETLOGS case" and " -- Set #2.
RESETLOGS case", select the code from STARTUP NOMOUNT to ALTER SESSION SET
CONTAINER = CDB$ROOT; and copy it to the clipboard.
Note: The file names in your database will likely differ from the file names shown in this
example.
[trace]$ cat orclcdb_ora_8708.trc
…
STARTUP NOMOUNT
CREATE CONTROLFILE REUSE DATABASE "ORCLCDB" NORESETLOGS
ARCHIVELOG
MAXLOGFILES 16
MAXLOGMEMBERS 3
MAXDATAFILES 1024
MAXINSTANCES 8
MAXLOGHISTORY 292
LOGFILE
GROUP 1 '/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/redo01.log' SIZE
200M BLOCKSIZE 512,

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 GROUP 2 '/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/redo02.log' SIZE
200M BLOCKSIZE 512,
GROUP 3 '/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/redo03.log' SIZE
200M BLOCKSIZE 512
-- STANDBY LOGFILE
DATAFILE
'/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/system01.dbf',
'/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/sysaux01.dbf',
'/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/undotbs01.dbf',
'/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/pdbseed/system01.dbf',
'/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/pdbseed/sysaux01.dbf',
'/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/users01.dbf',
'/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/pdbseed/undotbs01.dbf',

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'/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb1/system01.dbf',
'/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb1/sysaux01.dbf',
'/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb1/undotbs01.dbf',
'/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb1/users01.dbf',
'/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb2/system01.dbf',
'/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb2/sysaux01.dbf',
'/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb2/undotbs01.dbf',
'/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb2/users01.dbf'
CHARACTER SET AL32UTF8
;
-- Commands to re-create incarnation table
-- Below log names MUST be changed to existing filenames on
-- disk. Any one log file from each branch can be used to
-- re-create incarnation records.
-- ALTER DATABASE REGISTER LOGFILE
'/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB/archivelog/2019_06_2
0/o1_mf_1_1_%u_.arc';
-- ALTER DATABASE REGISTER LOGFILE
'/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB/archivelog/2019_06_2
0/o1_mf_1_1_%u_.arc';
-- Recovery is required if any of the datafiles are restored
backups,
-- or if the last shutdown was not normal or immediate.
RECOVER DATABASE
-- All logs need archiving and a log switch is needed.
ALTER SYSTEM ARCHIVE LOG ALL;
-- Database can now be opened normally.
ALTER DATABASE OPEN;
-- Open all the PDBs.
ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE ALL OPEN;
-- Commands to add tempfiles to temporary tablespaces.

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 -- Online tempfiles have complete space information.
-- Other tempfiles may require adjustment.
ALTER TABLESPACE TEMP ADD TEMPFILE
'/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/temp01.dbf'
SIZE 137363456 REUSE AUTOEXTEND ON NEXT 655360 MAXSIZE
32767M;
ALTER SESSION SET CONTAINER = "PDB$SEED";
ALTER TABLESPACE TEMP ADD TEMPFILE
'/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/pdbseed/temp012019-05-08_01-48-
43-006-AM.dbf'
SIZE 37748736 REUSE AUTOEXTEND ON NEXT 655360 MAXSIZE
32767M;
ALTER SESSION SET CONTAINER = "ORCLPDB1";
ALTER TABLESPACE TEMP ADD TEMPFILE

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'/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb1/temp01.dbf'
SIZE 37748736 REUSE AUTOEXTEND ON NEXT 655360 MAXSIZE
32767M;
ALTER SESSION SET CONTAINER = "ORCLPDB2";
ALTER TABLESPACE TEMP ADD TEMPFILE
'/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb2/temp01.dbf'
SIZE 37748736 REUSE AUTOEXTEND ON NEXT 655360 MAXSIZE
32767M;
ALTER SESSION SET CONTAINER = "CDB$ROOT";
…
[trace]$
8. Open an editor and paste the code you copied in the previous step into a new file named
ControlFileBackup.sql in the /home/oracle directory and then save the file.
[trace]$ cd $HOME
$ vi ControlFileBackup.sql
Paste the code from the previous step into the file.

------- To save, press ESC and type :wq -------

$
Question: Which command would allow the re-creation of the control files in case of a
complete loss of the control files?
Answer: In the case where all control files are lost, the CREATE CONTROLFILE command
in the trace file would re-create the missing control files with the right information, keeping
the database file structure in terms of data files, redo log files, and other database attributes
(ARCHIVELOG, maximum settings).

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 Question: How would you execute the command?
Answer: After trimming the trace file by keeping all commands from the STARTUP
NOMOUNT up to ALTER SESSION SET CONTAINER = CDB$ROOT;, you would execute the
file as a SQL script.

Question: Are the data files, temp files, and control files that structure the ORCLCDB
database included in the SQL script?
Answer: Yes, they are included. All data and temp files of the different containers (the CDB
root, CDB seed, PDB1, and so on) and the multiplexed redo log files are present.

Question: Which other attributes structure the ORCLCDB database?

Answer: The ARCHIVELOG mode, the character set, and the name of the CDB

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Question: Why are there two cases—Set #1. NORESETLOGS and Set #2. RESETLOGS?
Answer: The first case from the STARTUP NOMOUNT to the ALTER SESSION SET
CONTAINER = CDB$ROOT provides a script to execute a complete database recovery. Use
this only if the current versions of all online logs are available. The second case provides a
script to execute an incomplete database recovery. Use this only if online logs are damaged.
The contents of online logs will be lost, and all backups will be invalidated.

Question: When would you have to regenerate the trace file from the current control files?
Answer: Because the control file changes after each data file or redo log file change
(adding, removing, resizing) or database attribute change (ARCHIVELOG), you would have
to redo the backup of your control file to a trace file.
9. Close all terminal windows.

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Practice 5-2: Verifying Automatic Backups of the Control File and
SPFILE

Overview
In this practice, you use Recovery Manager (RMAN) to configure automatic backups of the
control file and server parameter file (SPFILE) when a backup of the database is made and
when there is a structural change to the database.

Assumptions
You are logged in to the compute node as the oracle user.

Timing Estimate

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It should take approximately 5 minutes to complete this practice.

Tasks
1. Open a terminal window. Start Recovery Manager and connect to the CDB root (target
database) as the SYS user.
$ rman target /
…
connected to target database: ORCLCDB (DBID=2778750799)

RMAN>
2. Show all RMAN settings. Notice the CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP ON;
setting.
RMAN> SHOW ALL;
using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
RMAN configuration parameters for database with db_unique_name
ORCLCDB are:
CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO REDUNDANCY 1; # default
CONFIGURE BACKUP OPTIMIZATION OFF; # default
CONFIGURE DEFAULT DEVICE TYPE TO DISK; # default
CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP ON; # default
CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP FORMAT FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO
'%F'; # default
CONFIGURE DEVICE TYPE DISK PARALLELISM 1 BACKUP TYPE TO
BACKUPSET; # default
CONFIGURE DATAFILE BACKUP COPIES FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO 1; #
default
CONFIGURE ARCHIVELOG BACKUP COPIES FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO 1; #
default
CONFIGURE MAXSETSIZE TO UNLIMITED; # default
CONFIGURE ENCRYPTION FOR DATABASE OFF; # default

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 CONFIGURE ENCRYPTION ALGORITHM 'AES128'; # default
CONFIGURE COMPRESSION ALGORITHM 'BASIC' AS OF RELEASE 'DEFAULT'
OPTIMIZE FOR LOAD TRUE ; # default
CONFIGURE RMAN OUTPUT TO KEEP FOR 7 DAYS; # default
CONFIGURE ARCHIVELOG DELETION POLICY TO NONE; # default
CONFIGURE SNAPSHOT CONTROLFILE NAME TO
'/u01/app/oracle/product/19.3.0/dbhome_1/dbs/snapcf_orclcdb.f';
# default
RMAN>
Question: In your configuration, does RMAN automatically back up the control file and
server parameter file (SPFILE) with every backup and database structural change?
Answer: Yes, it does because the CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP attribute is set to ON.
Question: Will a backup operation back up all control files or only one of the multiplexed

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control files?
Answer: It will back up only one of the multiplexed control files because all control files in a
database are identical.
3. Exit RMAN.
RMAN> EXIT

Recovery Manager complete.

$
4. Close the terminal window.

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Practice 5-3: Creating a Whole Database Backup

Overview
In this practice, you use Recovery Manager to back up your entire database, including the
archived redo log files, the SPFILE, and the control files. The backup should be the base for an
incremental backup strategy.

Timing Estimate
It should take approximately 30 minutes to complete this practice.

Tasks
1. Open a terminal window. Start Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) and connect to the CDB

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root as the SYS user.
$ rman target /
…
connected to target database: ORCLCDB (DBID=2778750799)

RMAN>
2. View the structure of the CDB in terms of PDBs, tablespaces, and data files (permanent
and temporary). Your file numbers will differ from those shown below.
RMAN> REPORT schema;
Report of database schema for database with db_unique_name
ORCLCDB

List of Permanent Datafiles

===========================
File Size(MB) Tablespace RB segs Datafile Name
---- -------- -------------------- ------- ---------------------
1 920 SYSTEM YES
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/system01.dbf
3 850 SYSAUX NO
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/sysaux01.dbf
4 330 UNDOTBS1 YES
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/undotbs01.dbf
5 270 PDB$SEED:SYSTEM NO
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/pdbseed/system01.dbf
6 330 PDB$SEED:SYSAUX NO
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/pdbseed/sysaux01.dbf
7 5 USERS NO
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/users01.dbf
8 100 PDB$SEED:UNDOTBS1 NO
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/pdbseed/undotbs01.dbf

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 9 280 ORCLPDB1:SYSTEM YES
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb1/system01.dbf
10 370 ORCLPDB1:SYSAUX NO
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb1/sysaux01.dbf
11 100 ORCLPDB1:UNDOTBS1 YES
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb1/undotbs01.dbf
12 342 ORCLPDB1:USERS NO
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb1/users01.dbf
13 280 ORCLPDB2:SYSTEM YES
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb2/system01.dbf
14 370 ORCLPDB2:SYSAUX NO
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb2/sysaux01.dbf
15 100 ORCLPDB2:UNDOTBS1 YES
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb2/undotbs01.dbf

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16 342 ORCLPDB2:USERS NO
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb2/users01.dbf

List of Temporary Files

=======================
File Size(MB) Tablespace Maxsize(MB) Tempfile Name
---- -------- -------------------- ----------- -----------------
1 131 TEMP 32767
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/temp01.dbf
2 36 PDB$SEED:TEMP 32767
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/pdbseed/temp012019-05-08_01-48-
43-006-AM.dbf
3 36 ORCLPDB1:TEMP 32767
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb1/temp01.dbf
4 36 ORCLPDB2:TEMP 32767
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb2/temp01.dbf

RMAN>
3. Back up the whole database. Your results will be different from the results shown below; for
example, the piece handle names will be different.
RMAN> BACKUP DATABASE;

Starting backup at 2019-06-20:15:46:55

allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: SID=39 device type=DISK
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backup set
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backup set
input datafile file number=00001
name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/system01.dbf
input datafile file number=00003
name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/sysaux01.dbf

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 input datafile file number=00004
name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/undotbs01.dbf
input datafile file number=00007
name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/users01.dbf
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 2019-06-20:15:46:56
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 2019-06-20:15:47:11
piece
handle=/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB/backupset/2019
_06_20/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20190620T154656_gjqbmjks_.bkp
tag=TAG20190620T154656 comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:15
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backup set
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backup set
input datafile file number=00010

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name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb1/sysaux01.dbf
input datafile file number=00012
name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb1/users01.dbf
input datafile file number=00009
name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb1/system01.dbf
input datafile file number=00011
name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb1/undotbs01.dbf
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 2019-06-20:15:47:11
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 2019-06-20:15:47:18
piece
handle=/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB/8857B36632797E
5CE0536210ED0ADAC7/backupset/2019_06_20/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20190620T
154656_gjqbmzl3_.bkp tag=TAG20190620T154656 comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:07
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backup set
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backup set
input datafile file number=00014
name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb2/sysaux01.dbf
input datafile file number=00016
name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb2/users01.dbf
input datafile file number=00013
name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb2/system01.dbf
input datafile file number=00015
name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb2/undotbs01.dbf
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 2019-06-20:15:47:18
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 2019-06-20:15:47:25
piece
handle=/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB/8857B419BF707E
73E0536210ED0A54C7/backupset/2019_06_20/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20190620T
154656_gjqbn6qg_.bkp tag=TAG20190620T154656 comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:07
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backup set

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 channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backup set
input datafile file number=00006
name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/pdbseed/sysaux01.dbf
input datafile file number=00005
name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/pdbseed/system01.dbf
input datafile file number=00008
name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/pdbseed/undotbs01.dbf
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 2019-06-20:15:47:25
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 2019-06-20:15:47:32
piece
handle=/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB/8857888C961176
10E0536210ED0A12EE/backupset/2019_06_20/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20190620T
154656_gjqbnfv8_.bkp tag=TAG20190620T154656 comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:07

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Finished backup at 2019-06-20:15:47:32

Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 2019-06-

20:15:47:32
piece
handle=/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB/autobackup/201
9_06_20/o1_mf_s_1011455252_gjqbno6q_.bkp comment=NONE
Finished Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 2019-06-
20:15:47:33

RMAN>

Question: Do you have to shut down the database to back it up?

Answer: No, as long as the database is in ARCHIVELOG mode, the backup can take place
while the database is opened. This is a hot backup (or online backup). A cold backup (or
offline backup) is a backup completed while the database is closed and is required if the
database is in NOARCHIVELOG mode.

Question: Are hot backups consistent?

Answer: Online backups are inconsistent because with the database opened, there is no
guarantee that the data files are synchronized with the control files. However, offline
backups taken while the database is not opened are consistent because, at the time of the
backup, the system change number (SCN) in data file headers matches the SCN in the
control files.

Question: How can hot backups (inconsistent backups) be used in complete database
recovery?
Answer: During a complete recovery, restored online backups are recovered until the
current SCN is matched, with the use of the archive log files and online redo log files.

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 Question: Did the backup include the SPFILE and control files?
Answer: Yes. This is the last operation completed at the end of the backup command.
…
Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 2019-06-
20:15:47:32
piece
handle=/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB/autobackup/201
9_06_20/o1_mf_s_1011455252_gjqbno6q_.bkp comment=NONE
Finished Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 2019-06-
20:15:47:33

RMAN>

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Question: Does the complete operation create a single backup set?
Answer: No. The operation creates multiple backup sets.
 Four backup sets including data files (one for each of the containers): CDB root, PDB
seed, ORCLPDB1, and ORCLPDB2
 One backup set for the SPFILE and control files.
4. List the backup sets. Look for Piece Name in the results for each backup set.
RMAN> LIST BACKUP;

List of Backup Sets

===================
…
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion
Time
------- ---- -- ---------- ----------- ------------ ------------
18 Full 1.40G DISK 00:00:03 2019-06-
20:15:46:59
BP Key: 18 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag:
TAG20190620T154656
Piece Name:
/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB/backupset/2019_06_20/
o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20190620T154656_gjqbmjks_.bkp
List of Datafiles in backup set 18
File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Abs Fuz SCN Sparse
Name
---- -- ---- ---------- ------------------- ----------- ------
1 Full 3357562 2019-06-20:15:46:56 NO
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/system01.dbf
3 Full 3357562 2019-06-20:15:46:56 NO
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/sysaux01.dbf

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 4 Full 3357562 2019-06-20:15:46:56 NO
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/undotbs01.dbf
7 Full 3357562 2019-06-20:15:46:56 NO
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/users01.dbf

BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion

Time
------- ---- -- ---------- ----------- ------------ ------------
19 Full 574.40M DISK 00:00:01 2019-06-
20:15:47:12
BP Key: 19 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag:
TAG20190620T154656
Piece Name:
/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB/8857B36632797E5CE0536

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210ED0ADAC7/backupset/2019_06_20/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20190620T154656_
gjqbmzl3_.bkp
List of Datafiles in backup set 19
Container ID: 3, PDB Name: ORCLPDB1
File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Abs Fuz SCN Sparse
Name
---- -- ---- ---------- ------------------- ----------- ------
9 Full 3357568 2019-06-20:15:47:11 NO
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb1/system01.dbf
10 Full 3357568 2019-06-20:15:47:11 NO
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb1/sysaux01.dbf
11 Full 3357568 2019-06-20:15:47:11 NO
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb1/undotbs01.dbf
12 Full 3357568 2019-06-20:15:47:11 NO
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb1/users01.dbf

BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion

Time
------- ---- -- ---------- ----------- ------------ ------------
20 Full 574.20M DISK 00:00:01 2019-06-
20:15:47:19
BP Key: 20 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag:
TAG20190620T154656
Piece Name:
/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB/8857B419BF707E73E0536
210ED0A54C7/backupset/2019_06_20/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20190620T154656_
gjqbn6qg_.bkp
List of Datafiles in backup set 20
Container ID: 4, PDB Name: ORCLPDB2
File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Abs Fuz SCN Sparse
Name
---- -- ---- ---------- ------------------- ----------- ------

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 13 Full 3357571 2019-06-20:15:47:18 NO
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb2/system01.dbf
14 Full 3357571 2019-06-20:15:47:18 NO
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb2/sysaux01.dbf
15 Full 3357571 2019-06-20:15:47:18 NO
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb2/undotbs01.dbf
16 Full 3357571 2019-06-20:15:47:18 NO
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb2/users01.dbf

BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion

Time
------- ---- -- ---------- ----------- ------------ ------------
21 Full 554.96M DISK 00:00:01 2019-06-
20:15:47:26

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BP Key: 21 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag:
TAG20190620T154656
Piece Name:
/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB/8857888C96117610E0536
210ED0A12EE/backupset/2019_06_20/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20190620T154656_
gjqbnfv8_.bkp
List of Datafiles in backup set 21
Container ID: 2, PDB Name: PDB$SEED
File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Abs Fuz SCN Sparse
Name
---- -- ---- ---------- ------------------- ----------- ------
5 Full 2158685 2019-05-08:01:59:54 NO
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/pdbseed/system01.dbf
6 Full 2158685 2019-05-08:01:59:54 NO
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/pdbseed/sysaux01.dbf
8 Full 2158685 2019-05-08:01:59:54 NO
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/pdbseed/undotbs01.dbf

BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion

Time
------- ---- -- ---------- ----------- ------------ ------------
22 Full 17.95M DISK 00:00:01 2019-06-
20:15:47:33
BP Key: 22 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag:
TAG20190620T154732
Piece Name:
/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB/autobackup/2019_06_20
/o1_mf_s_1011455252_gjqbno6q_.bkp
SPFILE Included: Modification time: 2019-06-20:05:00:49
SPFILE db_unique_name: ORCLCDB
Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 3357584 Ckp time: 2019-
06-20:15:47:32

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 RMAN>
5. Exit RMAN.
RMAN> EXIT
6. Verify that the files are stored on disk in the FRA.
$ cd /u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB
$ ls -ltR
…
./8857B36632797E5CE0536210ED0ADAC7:
total 4
drwxr-x--- 4 oracle oinstall 4096 Jun 20 15:47 backupset

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./8857B36632797E5CE0536210ED0ADAC7/backupset:
total 8
drwxr-x--- 2 oracle oinstall 4096 Jun 20 15:47 2019_06_20
drwxr-x--- 2 oracle oinstall 4096 Jun 18 19:39 2019_06_18

./8857B36632797E5CE0536210ED0ADAC7/backupset/2019_06_20:
total 588196
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 602308608 Jun 20 15:47
o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20190620T154656_gjqbmzl3_.bkp

./8857B36632797E5CE0536210ED0ADAC7/backupset/2019_06_18:
total 1305840
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 66494464 Jun 18 19:39
o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20190618T193903_gjlhgq5r_.bkp
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 602128384 Jun 18 19:29
o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20190618T192926_gjlgx5j1_.bkp
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 66494464 Jun 18 18:04
o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20190618T180429_gjl9xfgb_.bkp
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 602054656 Jun 18 17:22
o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20190618T172148_gjl7g5kp_.bkp

./onlinelog:
total 0
$
Question: Where are the backups of control files and SPFILE located?
Answer: They are created in the autobackup subdirectory.
Question: How are backups deleted?
Answer: Space management in the FRA is governed by a backup retention policy. A
retention policy determines when files are obsolete, which means that they are no

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 longer needed to meet your data recovery objectives. The Oracle Database server
automatically manages this storage by deleting files that are no longer needed.
7. View the backup retention policy.
a. Start RMAN and connect to the CDB root as the SYS user.
$ rman target /
…
connected to target database: ORCLCDB (DBID=2778750799)

RMAN>
b. Issue the SHOW RETENTION POLICY command. The policy is REDUNDANCY 1.
RMAN> SHOW RETENTION POLICY;
using target database control file instead of recovery catalog

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RMAN configuration parameters for database with db_unique_name
ORCLCDB are:
CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO REDUNDANCY 1; # default

RMAN>
Question: How does Oracle determine when files are obsolete?
Answer: There are two retention policy parameters that are mutually exclusive:
 If a retention policy is enabled with RECOVERY WINDOW OF 5 DAYS, the window
stretches from the current time (SYSDATE) to the point of recoverability, which is the
earliest date to which you want to recover. The point of recoverability is SYSDATE -
integer days in the past.
 If a retention policy is enabled with REDUNDANCY r, then RMAN skips backups only if
at least n backups of an identical file exist on the specified device, where n=r+1
(default is 1).
RMAN automatically deletes obsolete backup sets and copies in the FRA when space is
needed.
8. Manually delete obsolete files by issuing the DELETE OBSOLETE command. If there are
obsolete files, respond YES when prompted. Your results will differ from this example.
RMAN> delete obsolete;
RMAN retention policy will be applied to the command
RMAN retention policy is set to redundancy 1
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: SID=32 device type=DISK
Deleting the following obsolete backups and copies:
Type Key Completion Time Filename/Handle
-------------------- ------ ------------------ -----------------
Backup Set 2 2019-06-18:17:22:22
Backup Piece 2 2019-06-18:17:22:22
/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB/8857B36632797E5CE0536

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 210ED0ADAC7/backupset/2019_06_18/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20190618T172148_
gjl7g5kp_.bkp
Backup Set 3 2019-06-18:17:22:37
…
Do you really want to delete the above objects (enter YES or
NO)? YES
deleted backup piece
backup piece
handle=/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB/8857B36632797E
5CE0536210ED0ADAC7/backupset/2019_06_18/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20190618T
172148_gjl7g5kp_.bkp RECID=2 STAMP=1011288133
…
deleted archived log
archived log file

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name=/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB/archivelog/2019_
06_20/o1_mf_1_35_gjq0tnsk_.arc RECID=9 STAMP=1011445205
Deleted 25 objects

RMAN>
9. Back up the database and archive logs as image copies. At the same time, free space in
the FRA by deleting the archive log files once they are backed up.
a. Perform the backup.
RMAN> BACKUP AS COPY DATABASE PLUS ARCHIVELOG DELETE INPUT;

Starting backup at 2019-06-20:16:05:18

current log archived
using channel ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting archived log copy
input archived log thread=1 sequence=36 RECID=10
STAMP=1011456318
output file
name=/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB/archivelog/2019_
06_20/o1_mf_1_36_gjqcoyl6_.arc RECID=11 STAMP=1011456318
channel ORA_DISK_1: archived log copy complete, elapsed time:
00:00:01
channel ORA_DISK_1: deleting archived log(s)
archived log file
name=/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB/archivelog/2019_
06_20/o1_mf_1_36_gjqcoy6m_.arc RECID=10 STAMP=1011456318
Finished backup at 2019-06-20:16:05:19
…
Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 2019-06-
20:16:06:27

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 piece
handle=/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB/autobackup/201
9_06_20/o1_mf_s_1011456388_gjqcr4bo_.bkp comment=NONE
Finished Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 2019-06-
20:16:06:29

RMAN>
Question: What would you do if an error such as the following occurs?
RMAN-00571:
===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS
===============
RMAN-00571:

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===========================================================
RMAN-03002: failure of backup plus archivelog command at
06/20/2019 11:05:08
ORA-19809: limit exceeded for recovery files
ORA-19804: cannot reclaim 67108864 bytes disk space from
19327352832 bytes limit
Answer: Increase the DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST_SIZE parameter value to 30G by
issuing the following command:
RMAN> ALTER SYSTEM SET db_recovery_file_dest_size = 30G
SCOPE=both;
Question: What is the advantage of creating backups as image copies?
Answer: The advantage of creating a backup as an image copy is improved
granularity of the restore operation. With an image copy, only the file or files need to be
retrieved from your backup location. With backup sets, the entire backup set must be
retrieved from your backup location before you extract the file or files that are needed.
Question: What is the advantage of creating backups as backup sets?
Answer: The advantage of creating backups as backup sets is better space usage. In
most databases, 20% or more of the data blocks are empty blocks. Image copies back
up every data block, even if the data block is empty. Backup sets significantly reduce
the space required by the backup. In most systems, the advantages of backup sets
outweigh the advantages of image copies.
Question: How many image copies of the data files are created?
Answer: There are 15 image copies, one image copy for each data file in the CDB,
PDBs included.
10. Exit RMAN.
RMAN> EXIT
11. Close the terminal window.

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Practice 5-4: Creating Partial Database Backups

Overview
In this practice, you use Recovery Manager to back up ORCLPDB1, including the archived redo
log files. You also back up a specific tablespace in ORCLPDB2.

Time Estimate
It should take approximately 20 minutes to complete this practice.

Tasks
1. Open a terminal window. Start Recovery Manager (RMAN) and connect to the CDB root as
the SYS user.

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$ rman target /
…
connected to target database: ORCLCDB (DBID=2778750799)

RMAN>
2. Back up ORCLPDB1, including the archived redo log files.
RMAN> BACKUP PLUGGABLE DATABASE ORCLPDB1 PLUS ARCHIVELOG;
Starting backup at 2019-06-20:17:57:57
current log archived
using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: SID=37 device type=DISK
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting archived log backup set
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying archived log(s) in backup set
input archived log thread=1 sequence=36 RECID=11
STAMP=1011456318
input archived log thread=1 sequence=37 RECID=13
STAMP=1011456386
input archived log thread=1 sequence=38 RECID=14
STAMP=1011463077
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 2019-06-20:17:57:58
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 2019-06-20:17:57:59
piece
handle=/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB/backupset/2019
_06_20/o1_mf_annnn_TAG20190620T175758_gjql96rc_.bkp
tag=TAG20190620T175758 comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:01
Finished backup at 2019-06-20:17:57:59
…

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 Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 2019-06-
20:17:58:08
piece
handle=/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB/autobackup/201
9_06_20/o1_mf_s_1011463088_gjql9jrr_.bkp comment=NONE
Finished Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 2019-06-
20:17:58:09
RMAN>
3. Exit RMAN.
RMAN> EXIT
…
$
Question: Did the partial backup automatically include the SPFILE and control files?

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Answer: Yes. Autobackup is also valid for partial backups.
Question: How many backup sets are created?
Answer: Four backup sets: one for the PDB data files, one for the SPFILE and control file,
one for the archived log files before the data file backup set, and one for the archived log
files after the data file backup set.
Question: In RMAN, can you connect directly to the PDB to perform the same backup?
Answer: Yes. In this case, you do not have to specify that you want to back up a PDB.
Instead, you can use the BACKUP DATABASE command.
4. Perform a partial database backup in ORCLPDB1 directly.
a. Start RMAN and connect to ORCLPDB1 as the SYS user.
$ rman target SYS/<password>@orclpdb1
…
connected to target database: ORCLCDB:ORCLPDB1 (DBID=2991365572)
RMAN>
b. Execute the BACKUP DATABASE command. Notice that the SPFILE and control file are
not backed up.
RMAN> BACKUP DATABASE;
Starting backup at 2019-06-20:18:14:59
using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: SID=32 device type=DISK
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backup set
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backup set
input datafile file number=00010
name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb1/sysaux01.dbf
input datafile file number=00012
name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb1/users01.dbf
input datafile file number=00009
name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb1/system01.dbf

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 input datafile file number=00011
name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb1/undotbs01.dbf
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 2019-06-20:18:15:00
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 2019-06-20:18:15:07
piece
handle=/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB/8857B36632797E
5CE0536210ED0ADAC7/backupset/2019_06_20/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20190620T
181500_gjqm94sz_.bkp tag=TAG20190620T181500 comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:07
Finished backup at 2019-06-20:18:15:07

RMAN>
5. Try to configure the recovery setting for the PDB so that the SPFILE and control file are

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backed up too.
RMAN> CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP ON;
RMAN-00571:
===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS
===============
RMAN-00571:
===========================================================
RMAN-03002: failure of configure command at 06/20/2019 18:16:16
RMAN-07536: command not allowed when connected to a Pluggable
Database
RMAN>
You get an error message because you must be connected to the CDB root to configure
any recovery settings.
6. Exit RMAN.
RMAN> EXIT
7. Back up the USERS tablespace in ORCLPDB2.
a. Connect to ORCLPDB2 as the SYS user.
$ rman target SYS/<password>@ORCLPDB2
…
connected to target database: ORCLCDB:ORCLPDB2 (DBID=1621666632)
RMAN>
b. Back up the USERS tablespace.
RMAN> BACKUP TABLESPACE users;
Starting backup at 2019-06-20:18:18:13
using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: SID=32 device type=DISK
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backup set

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 channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backup set
input datafile file number=00016
name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb2/users01.dbf
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 2019-06-20:18:18:14
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 2019-06-20:18:18:15
piece
handle=/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB/8857B419BF707E
73E0536210ED0A54C7/backupset/2019_06_20/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20190620T
181814_gjqmh6q3_.bkp tag=TAG20190620T181814 comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:01
Finished backup at 2019-06-20:18:18:15
RMAN>
c. Exit RMAN.

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RMAN> EXIT
…
$
8. Can you connect to the CDB root and perform the same operation?
a. Start RMAN and connect to the CDB root as the SYS user.
$ rman target /
…
connected to target database: ORCLCDB (DBID=2778750799)
RMAN>
b. Back up the USERS tablespace in ORCLPDB2. You must specify the PDB in which the
tablespace exists.
RMAN> BACKUP TABLESPACE ORCLPDB2:users;
Starting backup at 2019-06-20:18:20:10
using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: SID=32 device type=DISK
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backup set
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backup set
input datafile file number=00016
name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB/orclpdb2/users01.dbf
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 2019-06-20:18:20:11
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 2019-06-20:18:20:12
piece
handle=/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB/8857B419BF707E
73E0536210ED0A54C7/backupset/2019_06_20/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20190620T
182010_gjqmlv5s_.bkp tag=TAG20190620T182010 comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:01
Finished backup at 2019-06-20:18:20:12

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 Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 2019-06-
20:18:20:12
piece
handle=/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB/autobackup/201
9_06_20/o1_mf_s_1011464412_gjqmlwjy_.bkp comment=NONE
Finished Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 2019-06-
20:18:20:13
RMAN>
Question: Did the operation back up only the tablespace data files?
Answer: No. It also backed up the SPFILE and control file. It is only when you are
connected to the CDB root to perform backups that the SPFILE and control file are
backed up.
c. Exit RMAN and close the terminal window.

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RMAN> EXIT
$

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Practice 5-5: Configuring Block Change Tracking

Overview
In this practice, you will configure Block Change Tracking (BCT). Although BCT is optional, it
reduces the time required for an incremental backup from the time to scan all the blocks in the
database to a time proportional to the number of blocks that have changed since the last
backup.
The BCT file can contain only 8 bitmaps, so the backup cannot be optimized if there have been
more than 8 incremental backups since the parent level backup that the new incremental will be
based on. Consider the 8-bitmap limit when developing your incremental backup strategy. For
example, if you make a level 0 database backup followed by 7 differential incremental backups,
the block change tracking file now includes 8 bitmaps. If you then make a cumulative level 1

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incremental backup, RMAN cannot optimize the backup because the bitmap corresponding to
the parent level 0 backup is overwritten with the bitmap that tracks the current changes.

Time Estimate
It should take approximately 5 minutes to complete this practice.

Tasks
1. Configure block change tracking to place the BCT file in the default data file creation
destination.
a. Open a terminal window and start SQL*Plus and connect to your ORCLCDB database
with administrator privileges.
$ sqlplus / as sysdba
…
SQL>
b. Set the DB_CREATE_FILE_DEST initialization parameter to
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB.
SQL> ALTER SYSTEM SET DB_CREATE_FILE_DEST =
'/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB';

System altered.

SQL> SHOW PARAMETER DB_CREATE_FILE_DEST

NAME TYPE VALUE

--------------------- ---------- -------------------------------
db_create_file_dest string /u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCLCDB

SQL>
c. Enable block change tracking by using the ALTER DATABASE statement.
SQL> ALTER DATABASE ENABLE BLOCK CHANGE TRACKING;

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 Database altered.

SQL>
Note: In another practice, you will disable block change tracking again, because it is
not required for the practice environment.
2. Exit SQL*Plus.
SQL> exit
…
$
3. Close the terminal window.

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Practice 5-6: Using Incremental Backups

Overview
In this practice, you create an image copy of the target database for use as a base for an
incremental backup strategy. You perform an incremental level 1 backup, and apply the
incremental to the level 0 backup.
Note: Applying the incremental backup to the level 0 image copies makes the level 0 backup
the same as if you had taken a level 0 instead of level 1.

Assumptions
You have completed Practice 5-5. If you skipped the required practice, complete the Catchup
Step in a terminal window.

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Time Estimate
It should take approximately 35 minutes to complete this practice.

Tasks
1. (Catchup Step) If you skipped Practice 5-5, run the prep05-06.sh script in a terminal
window and then proceed step 2.
$ /home/oracle/labs/admin/prep05-06.sh
...
SQL>
System altered.

SQL>
Database altered.
...
$
2. Open a terminal window. Perform the following steps to check if the ORCLPDB1 pluggable
database is open.
a. Log in to SQL*Plus as SYSDBA.
$ sqlplus / as sysdba
…
SQL>
b. Check the open mode of the PDBs.
SQL> show pdbs
CON_ID CON_NAME OPEN MODE RESTRICTED
---------- ------------------------------ ---------- ----------
2 PDB$SEED READ ONLY NO
3 ORCLPDB1 READ WRITE NO

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 4 ORCLPDB2 READ WRITE NO
SQL>
c. Exit from SQL*Plus.
SQL> exit
…
$
3. Execute the DBMod_Backup_CrINVENTORY.sh script from the
/home/oracle/labs/DBMod_Backup directory. This script creates the INVENTORY
tablespace, the INVENTORY user, and populates the schema in NOLOGGING mode. (The
execution of the script might take a while because several tables with over 90,000 rows are
created. Your row count might be different.)
$ cd /home/oracle/labs/DBMod_Backup

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[DBMod_Backup]$ ./DBMod_Backup_CrINVENTORY.sh
SQL> Connected.
SQL> SQL>
Session altered.

SQL> SQL> DROP TABLESPACE INVENTORY INCLUDING CONTENTS and

DATAFILES CASCADE CONSTRAINTS
*
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00959: tablespace 'INVENTORY' does not exist
…
SQL> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
72982 rows created.
…
[DBMod_Backup]$
Note: This script can be run multiple times, but note that it completely resets the
INVENTORY schema each time it runs.
4. Create a directory named /home/oracle/backup/orclcdb and then back up the
ORCLCDB database to this directory. Use the RMAN command line and set the incremental
level to 0.
a. Create the new directory.
$ mkdir -p /home/oracle/backup/orclcdb
$
b. Perform a database incremental level 0 backup. Allocate a channel to use the
/home/oracle/backup/orclcdb directory for the data file copies destination.
$ rman target "'/ as sysbackup'"
…
connected to target database: ORCLCDB (DBID=2778750799)

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 RMAN> run {
ALLOCATE CHANNEL "ch1" DEVICE TYPE DISK FORMAT
"/home/oracle/backup/orclcdb/%U";
BACKUP AS COPY TAG 'BASE01' INCREMENTAL LEVEL 0 DATABASE;
}
using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
allocated channel: ch1
channel ch1: SID=262 device type=DISK

Starting backup at 2019-06-20:21:03:40

channel ch1: starting datafile copy
…
Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 2019-06-

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20:21:05:01
piece
handle=/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB/autobackup/201
9_06_20/o1_mf_s_1011474301_gjqx7xj6_.bkp comment=NONE
Finished Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 2019-06-
20:21:05:02
released channel: ch1

RMAN>
As the backup is performed, notice where the backup files are created.
5. Open a new terminal window and start a workload that updates your database by executing
the DBMod_Backup_workload.sh script.
$ cd /home/oracle/labs/DBMod_Backup
$ ./DBMod_Backup_workload.sh
…
SQL>
Session altered.

SQL> Connected.
SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> 2 3 4
2190 rows updated.

SQL>
Commit complete.
…
$
Note: The script updates over 2000 rows.

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6. In your RMAN terminal session, perform an incremental level 1 backup to the
/home/oracle/backup/orclcdb directory.
RMAN> run {
ALLOCATE CHANNEL "ch1" DEVICE TYPE DISK FORMAT
"/home/oracle/backup/orclcdb/%U";
BACKUP TAG 'incr_update' INCREMENTAL LEVEL 1 DATABASE;
}
…
allocated channel: ch1
channel ch1: SID=262 device type=DISK

Starting backup at 2019-06-20:21:10:34

channel ch1: starting incremental level 1 datafile backup set

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…
Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 2019-06-
20:21:10:38
piece
handle=/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB/autobackup/201
9_06_20/o1_mf_s_1011474638_gjqxlgh4_.bkp comment=NONE
Finished Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 2019-06-
20:21:10:39
released channel: ch1

RMAN>
Note: The time of the incremental data file backup is faster than the original level 0 and
some data files do not need to be backed up at all.
7. Apply the incremental backups to the existing level 0 backup. Notice the recovery of the
data file copy and the restore operation.
RMAN> run {
ALLOCATE CHANNEL "ch1" DEVICE TYPE DISK FORMAT
"/home/oracle/backup/orclcdb/%U";
RECOVER COPY OF DATABASE WITH TAG 'BASE01';
}
…
Starting recover at 2019-06-20:21:12:44
no copy of datafile 5 found to recover
no copy of datafile 6 found to recover
no copy of datafile 8 found to recover
channel ch1: starting incremental datafile backup set restore
channel ch1: specifying datafile copies to recover
recovering datafile copy file number=00001
name=/home/oracle/backup/orclcdb/data_D-ORCLCDB_I-2778750799_TS-
SYSTEM_FNO-1_1ju4jnpc

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 …
Finished recover at 2019-06-20:21:12:48

Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 2019-06-

20:21:12:48
piece
handle=/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB/autobackup/201
9_06_20/o1_mf_s_1011474768_gjqxpjsb_.bkp comment=NONE
Finished Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 2019-06-
20:21:12:49
released channel: ch1

RMAN>

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8. Disable block change tracking. It does not need to be enabled for any other practices.
RMAN> ALTER DATABASE DISABLE BLOCK CHANGE TRACKING;

Statement processed

RMAN>
9. Exit RMAN and remove your test data by executing the
DBMod_Backup_cleanupINVENTORY.sh script.
RMAN> exit
…
$ ./DBMod_Backup_cleanupINVENTORY.sh
$
10. Optionally, use your other terminal window to view the output in the /tmp/cleanup.log
file while the DBMod_Backup_cleanupINVENTORY.sh script is executing.
$ cat /tmp/cleanup.log
11. Use the RMAN DELETE OBSOLETE command to delete obsolete backups. Be sure to
respond YES when prompted.
$ rman target "'/ as sysbackup'"
…
connected to target database: ORCLCDB (DBID=2778750799

RMAN> delete obsolete;

…
Datafile Copy 45 2019-06-20:21:12:47
/home/oracle/backup/orclcdb/data_D-ORCLCDB_I-2778750799_TS-
INVENTORY_FNO-17_22u4jnrr

Do you really want to delete the above objects (enter YES or

NO)? YES

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 deleted datafile copy
datafile copy file name=/home/oracle/backup/orclcdb/data_D-
ORCLCDB_I-2778750799_TS-INVENTORY_FNO-17_22u4jnrr RECID=45
STAMP=1011474767
Deleted 40 objects

RMAN>
Note: Your output may be different depending on the repetition of practices.
12. Optionally, crosscheck all data file copies of the ORCLCDB database.
RMAN> crosscheck datafilecopy all;
released channel: ORA_DISK_1
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1

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channel ORA_DISK_1: SID=43 device type=DISK
validation succeeded for datafile copy
datafile copy file name=/home/oracle/backup/orclcdb/data_D-
ORCLCDB_I-2778750799_TS-SYSTEM_FNO-1_1ju4jnpc RECID=37
STAMP=1011474765
…
validation succeeded for datafile copy
datafile copy file name=/home/oracle/backup/orclcdb/data_D-
ORCLCDB_I-2778750799_TS-USERS_FNO-16_1ou4jnqn RECID=47
STAMP=1011474767
Crosschecked 15 objects

RMAN>
13. Exit RMAN.
RMAN> exit
$
14. Close all terminal windows.

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Practice 5-7: Backing Up Additional Database Files

Overview
In this practice, you create backups of important database files that are not part of the default
backup set.

Time Estimate
It should take approximately 10 minutes to complete this practice.

Tasks
1. Back up the control file to a trace file. Then exit SQL*Plus and view the trace file.
Note: This command creates a SQL script to re-create a control file.

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a. Open a terminal window and create a directory called orclcdb under the
/home/oracle/backup directory.
$ mkdir -p /home/oracle/backup/orclcdb
$
b. Log in to SQL*Plus as the SYSDBA user.
$ sqlplus / as sysdba
…
SQL>
c. Use the ALTER DATABASE BACKUP CONTROLFILE TO TRACE SQL command.
SQL> ALTER DATABASE BACKUP CONTROLFILE TO TRACE AS
'/home/oracle/backup/orclcdb/control.sql';

Database altered.

SQL>
d. Exit from SQL*Plus.
SQL> exit
…
$
e. View the trace file. What can you learn from its content?
Note: The trace file requires some editing before it can be used.
$ cat /home/oracle/backup/orclcdb/control.sql
…
-- the database with the NORESETLOGS option and should be used
only if
-- the current versions of all online logs are available. The
second

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 -- set opens the database with the RESETLOGS option and should
be used
-- if online logs are unavailable.
-- The appropriate set of statements can be copied from the
trace into
-- a script file, edited as necessary, and executed when there
is a
-- need to re-create the control file.
…
$
2. Back up the archive log files of the ORCLCDB database, deleting all the archive files after
the backup is complete.
a. Log in to RMAN as SYSBACKUP.

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$ rman target "'/ as sysbackup'"
…
connected to target database: ORCLCDB (DBID=2778750799)
RMAN>
b. Back up the archive log files and delete the files after the backup completes.
RMAN> run {
allocate channel "CH1" DEVICE TYPE DISK FORMAT
'/home/oracle/backup/orclcdb/%U';
backup archivelog all delete all input;
}
…
Starting backup at 2019-06-20:21:34:57
current log archived
channel CH1: starting archived log backup set
…
channel CH1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:03
channel CH1: deleting archived log(s)
archived log file
name=/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCLCDB/archivelog/2019_
06_20/o1_mf_1_40_gjqz01js_.arc RECID=16 STAMP=1011476099
Finished backup at 2019-06-20:21:35:02
…
RMAN>
c. Log out of RMAN.
RMAN> exit
…
$
3. Close all terminal windows.

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